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Academy Awards

46th edition

  • April 2, 1974
  • United States

The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
The Sting Tony Bill, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips - as producer(s) Winner
American Graffiti Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Kurtz - as producer(s) —
Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman - as producer(s) —
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty - as producer(s) —
A Touch of Class Melvin Frank - as producer(s) —
Best Director
The Sting George Roy Hill Winner
American Graffiti George Lucas —
Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman —
The Exorcist William Friedkin —
Last Tango in Paris Bernardo Bertolucci —
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Save the Tiger Jack Lemmon Winner
Last Tango in Paris Marlon Brando —
The Last Detail Jack Nicholson —
Serpico Al Pacino —
The Sting Robert Redford —
Best Actress in a Leading Role
A Touch of Class Glenda Jackson Winner
The Exorcist Ellen Burstyn —
Cinderella Liberty Marsha Mason —
The Way We Were Barbra Streisand —
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Joanne Woodward —
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Paper Chase John Houseman Winner
Bang the Drum Slowly Vincent Gardenia —
Save the Tiger Jack Gilford —
The Exorcist Jason Miller —
The Last Detail Randy Quaid —
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Paper Moon Tatum O'Neal Winner
The Exorcist Linda Blair —
American Graffiti Candy Clark —
Paper Moon Madeline Kahn —
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams Sylvia Sidney —
Best Original Screenplay
The Sting David S. Ward Winner
American Graffiti George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck —
Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman —
Save the Tiger Steve Shagan —
A Touch of Class Melvin Frank, Jack Rose —
Best Adapted Screenplay
The Exorcist William Peter Blatty Winner
The Last Detail Robert Towne —
The Paper Chase James Bridges —
Paper Moon Alvin Sargent —
Serpico Waldo Salt —
Best International Feature Film
Day for Night — Winner
The House on Chelouche Street — —
The Invitation — —
The Pedestrian — —
Turkish Delight — —
Best Documentary Feature Film
The Great American Cowboy Kieth Merrill Winner
Always a New Beginning John D. Goodell —
Battle of Berlin Franz Baake, Jost von Morr —
Journey to the Outer Limits Alexander Grasshoff —
Walls of Fire Herbert Kline, Edmund Penney —
Best Original Score
The Way We Were Marvin Hamlisch Winner
Cinderella Liberty John Williams —
The Day of the Dolphin Georges Delerue —
Papillon Jerry Goldsmith —
A Touch of Class John Cameron —
Best Cinematography
Cries and Whispers Sven Nykvist Winner
The Exorcist Owen Roizman —
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Jack Couffer —
The Sting Robert Surtees —
The Way We Were Harry Stradling Jr. —
Best Film Editing
The Sting William H. Reynolds Winner
American Graffiti Verna Fields, Marcia Lucas —
The Day of the Jackal Ralph Kemplen —
The Exorcist Jordan Leondopoulos, Bud S. Smith, Evan A. Lottman, Norman Gay —
Jonathan Livingston Seagull Frank P. Keller, James Galloway —
Best Sound
The Exorcist Robert Knudson, Chris Newman Winner
The Day of the Dolphin Richard Portman, Larry Jost —
The Paper Chase Donald O. Mitchell, Larry Jost —
Paper Moon Richard Portman, Les Fresholtz —
The Sting Ronald Pierce, Robert R. Bertrand —
Best Original Song Score
The Sting Marvin Hamlisch‡ Winner
Jesus Christ Superstar André Previn, Herbert W. Spencer, Andrew Lloyd Webber —
Tom Sawyer Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams —
Best Original Song
The Way We Were Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman - "The Way We Were" Winner
A Touch of Class George Barrie, Sammy Cahn - "All That Love Went to Waste" —
Live and Let Die Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney - "Live and Let Die" —
Robin Hood George Bruns, Floyd Huddleston - "Love" —
Cinderella Liberty John Williams, Paul Williams - "(You're So) Nice to Be Around" —
Best Production Design
The Sting Henry Bumstead, James W. Payne Winner
Brother Sun, Sister Moon Lorenzo Mongiardino, Gianni Quaranta, Carmelo Patrono —
The Exorcist Bill Malley, Jerry Wunderlich —
Tom Sawyer Philip Jefferies, Robert De Vestel —
The Way We Were Stephen B. Grimes, William Kiernan —
Best Costume Design
The Sting Edith Head Winner
Cries and Whispers Marik Vos —
Ludwig Piero Tosi —
Tom Sawyer Donfeld —
The Way We Were Dorothy Jeakins, Moss Mabry —
Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Bolero Allan Miller, William Fertik Winner
Clockmaker Richard Gayer —
Life Times Nine Pen Densham, John Watson —
Best Documentary Short Film
Princeton: A Search for Answers Julian Krainin, DeWitt L. Sage Jr. Winner
Background — —
Christo's Valley Curtain — —
Four Stones for Kanemitsu — —
Children at Work — —
Best Animated Short Film
Frank Film Frank Mouris Winner
The Legend of John Henry Nick Bosustow, David Adams —
Pulcinella Emanuele Luzzati, Guilo Gianini —
Honorary Award
— Henri Langlois - for his devotion to the art of film, his massive contributions in preserving its past and his unswerving faith in its future. Winner
— Groucho Marx - in recognition of his brilliant creativity and for the unequalled achievements of the Marx Brothers in the art of motion picture comedy. Winner
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
— Lew Wasserman Winner
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
— Lawrence Weingarten Winner

The Sting
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • The Sting 7
  • The Exorcist 2
  • The Way We Were 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • The Exorcist 10
  • The Sting 10
  • The Way We Were 6
  • American Graffiti 5
  • Cries and Whispers 5
  • A Touch of Class 5
  • Paper Moon 4
  • Cinderella Liberty 3
  • The Last Detail 3
  • The Paper Chase 3
  • Save the Tiger 3
  • Tom Sawyer 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • The Exorcist 2 / 10
  • American Graffiti 0 / 5
  • The Way We Were 2 / 6
  • Cries and Whispers 1 / 5
  • A Touch of Class 1 / 5
  • The Sting 7 / 10
  • Paper Moon 1 / 4
  • Cinderella Liberty 0 / 3
  • The Last Detail 0 / 3
  • Tom Sawyer 0 / 3
  • The Paper Chase 1 / 3
  • Save the Tiger 1 / 3

Only one nomination

29 movies:
  • Always a New Beginning
  • Background
  • Bang the Drum Slowly
  • Battle of Berlin
  • The Bolero
  • Brother Sun, Sister Moon
  • Children at Work
  • Christo's Valley Curtain
  • Clockmaker
  • Day for Night
  • The Day of the Jackal
  • Four Stones for Kanemitsu
  • Frank Film
  • The Great American Cowboy
  • The House on Chelouche Street
  • The Invitation
  • Jesus Christ Superstar
  • Journey to the Outer Limits
  • The Legend of John Henry
  • Life Times Nine
  • Live and Let Die
  • Ludwig
  • Papillon
  • The Pedestrian
  • Princeton: A Search for Answers
  • Pulcinella
  • Robin Hood
  • Turkish Delight
  • Walls of Fire

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